Former Greek prime minister George Papandreou on Sunday misplaced the race to grow to be the brand new chief of the nation’s socialists to MEP Nikos Androulakis (photograph) because the occasion tries to rebuild reputation.
Androulakis beat Papandreou, 69, within the second and last spherical of the race by 68 % to 32 %.
Androulakis, 42, deputy of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats within the European Parliament, vowed to seize the legacy of the once-powerful PASOK motion established by three-time premier Andreas Papandreou, father of his rival.
“We’re opening a brand new web page within the historical past of Pasok with optimism and confidence,” he stated earlier than including that the heavy turnout within the occasion elections was a reminder of how deep is the foundation of PASOK in Greek society.